GreekG2849Verb
κολάζω
kolazō
“to punish”
2Occurrences
G2849Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
properly, to curtail, i.e. (figuratively) to chastise (or reserve for infliction)
from (dwarf);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to curtail, dock, prune.
2.to check, restrain.
3.to chastise, correct, punish
LXX: (13) (no Heb.), (and freq.)
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Grammar & Morphology
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
κολάζω appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
2 Peter
1
Acts
1
Key Passages
2 Peter 2:9BSB
if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
Acts 4:21BSB
After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
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